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Jamaica's Independence from the British celebrated when the British Union Jack is lowered and Jamaica's black, green and gold flag is seen fluttering upwards into the midnight night sky August 5, 1962.

Pedestrians walking along main street in Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica. Vehicles are packed on the sidewalk or driving along the roadway.

"The male that got through: Actually, his wife was with him but was unable to drive that morning owing to injury. She however did not want her car to miss the test, so Dennis Lalor (right) greeted him and amended the rules under the circumstances."

"The major attraction at the Kiwanis Club and Lions Club of St. Thomas first annual Easter Monday charity show held at the Seaforth Secondary School grounds was the man-powered Merry-go-round which attracts a large number of adults and children at…

Front view of one of the buildings on the Mannings School grounds. The Mannings School owes its existence to Thomas Manning, landed proprietor of Burnt Savannah, Westmoreland who died in 1710.

"The mannish look is "in" in fall hats for women. Frank Olive offers a felt fedora, top left, and Halston has a small peaked cap, ideal for short haircuts. Bottom left is Frank Olive's derby, designed to go with the new vested suits and the gaucho…

"The Manor Park Shopping Plaza in Constant Spring is now being extended northerly by this new set of buildings. The development is being undertaken by Pan Jamaican Investment Trust. Workmen are seen handling materials in the background."

Market scene in Roseau, the capital of Dominica.

Ladies buying bunches of bananas at the market wharf in Kingston, Jamaica.

A postcard depicting maroons armed with weapons waiting to ambush English soldiers as they walk in the woods among huge trees and shrubs on the Dromilly Estate in the parish of Trelawny.